How To Install r-cran-rcdk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcdk on Kali Linux. r-cran-rcdk is GNU R interface to the CDK libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcdk on Kali Linux.

What is r-cran-rcdk

r-cran-rcdk is:

Allows the user to access functionality in the ‘CDK’, a Java framework for chemoinformatics. This allows the user to load molecules, evaluate fingerprints, calculate molecular descriptors and so on. In addition, the ‘CDK’ API allows the user to view structures in 2D.

There are three methods to install r-cran-rcdk on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-rcdk Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rcdk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rcdk

Install r-cran-rcdk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rcdk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rcdk

Install r-cran-rcdk Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rcdk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rcdk

How To Uninstall r-cran-rcdk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the r-cran-rcdk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rcdk

Uninstall r-cran-rcdk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-rcdk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-rcdk

Remove r-cran-rcdk Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-rcdk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rcdk

Remove r-cran-rcdk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rcdk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rcdk

Dependencies

r-cran-rcdk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcdk package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.